Williamson County, TX - Obits: Dr. A. S. Love, 1943
December 5, 2005

Submitted by: marylove@tyler.net (Mary Love Berryman)\
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Ballinger Baptist Builder, Vol. 5, No. 18, 24 Oct 1943, Ballinger, TX

Dr. A. S. Love

Tuesday 12:30 p.m., October 12 Dr. A. S. Love, beloved physician and 
honored deacon of our church fell on sleep at the Halley and Love
Sanitarium of this city, the institution they founded in 1905.  Funeral
services were conducted at the First Baptist Church, Wednesday at 4:00
p.m at whose altar he worshipped until ill health compelled his 
retirement.  The services were conducted by the pastor, Clarence A. 
Morton.  The Scriptures read were the Twenty third Psalm, the eighth 
chapter of Romans and the fourteenth chapter of John.  The pastor used
as a text Acts 13:36, written by Luke, the personal phusician to the 
Apostle Paul, "For David after he had served his own generation by the
will of God fell on sleep".  The pastor in his message refered to the 
significant service rendered by Dr. Love in his home, in his chosen
profession in which he was one of the outstanding physicians and
surgeons of Texas, and his devotion to Christ, His Church and the Cause
of Christ as fostered by Baptists around the world.

The choir sang two hymns, "Abide With Me" and "My Jesus I Love Thee."
Mrs. Charles Hambrick played the organ and as a recessional, 
"Goin' Home."

Professor Herbert Preston, head of Violin department, Hardin-Simmons U.
played the "Nearer My God to Thee" and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye."  The
active pall beareres were the active deacons of the church and Bro. 
T. J. Parrish, retired deacon and the Runnels County Medical Association.

Burial was in beautiful Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, with King-Holt 
funeral directors.

Dr. Love was born in Florence, Williamson County, Texas, November 1871.  
He was married to Miss Estelle Moore in the Baptist Church at Florence
and baptized into the Florence Baptist Church in 1895.

Dr. Love graduated from the University of Texas Medical School, May 
1897 and after a brief practice at Waldrop in McCulloch County he came 
to Ballinger where he and Dr. W. B. Halley formed a partnership, and in
1905 erected the Halley and Love Sanitarium which institution and
partnership was disolved in death.

Dr. Love was an honored and faithful member of our church for forty five
years and a deacon for thirty seven years.

He is survived by his wife, one neice, Mrs. Mamie Ray Hayley of Tyler, 
three nephews, Prof. Herbert Preston, Abilene, J. T. Preston, Pearsall,
Clarence Preston, Del Rio, all of whom were reaared in the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Love.  Four grand nephews and neices, Polly Preston, John 
Arthur Preston and Holiday (Sonny Boy) Hayley, Jr. and Mary Love Hayley.  
He is also survived by two brothers W. C. Love, Florence and Edwin Love, 
Corpus Christi, four sisters Misses Alice, Ada and Hattie Love of 
Florence and Mrs. T. C. Cooper, Georgetown.

May the Heavenly Father comfort and sustain all of the loved ones and
friends